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N. M. LURTON.

Grain Measure Patentd Sept. 10, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERNQ Be it known that I, N. M. LURTON, ofNewborn, in the county of Jersey, and State of Illinois, have invented anew and improved Grain-Measure; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings forming part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to a new and improved method of measuring grainas it comes from the threshing maehinerand it consists in providing abox into which the grain is delivered, with a revolving wheel andindicater at the upper part, and a slide at its lower end with a measureattached, as I will proceed to describe.

Figure 1 is :1 front elevation, showing the whole arrangement.

Figure Qis a side or edge elevation.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. i

A represents the receiving-box, which may be made of any desired sizeand material, and holding ten bushels, more or less. B is themeasuring-box, which nay hold one bushel or any other desired quantity,and which is connected with the box A, as seen in the drawing. In theupper part of the receiving-box there is h winged wheel, C", upon whichthe current of grain strikes as it is delivered from the threshingmachine over the apron D, and the wheel C is revolved thereby. Thiswheel will'revolveuntil the box is nearly filled, and the revolution ofthe wheel will be indicated by the pointer When that stops, it is noticethat the box is full, or nearly so. In the bot-tom of this box there isslide, g, which rests upon cross-pieces, seen at k. This slide is ametallic plate, which can be readily forced through the grain, (afterbeing'withdrawn for the purpose of filling the measuring-box below,) andthereby out off the desired quantity. J is a. slide for themeasuring-box. When the box B has been filled and the slideg forced in,and the grain thereby confined above, the grain in the measuringbox isdischarged into a. bag or any other receptacle. E represents a. screenof wire cloth or perforated metal,

placed on and forming one side of the receiving-box A, for the purposeof allowing the quantity of grain in the.

box or hopper A to be seen.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The receiving-box or hopper A and the measuring-box B, arrangedsubstantially'as desorihedQin combination with the revolving wheel C,the pointerf, and the screen E, when used for the purposes specified.

2. I claim the indicatingwheel C and pointorf, as and for the purposesdescribed, in combination with the N. M. LURTON.

Witnesses:

JOHN C. Lunron,

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